The Beginning “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” -Genesis 1:1 By faith we know, the world was made Formless at first and void: We know, the universe decayed Shall be by fire destroyed: But soon the coeternal Son We shall in glory view, Jehovah...
Belong “You belong to Christ.” -Mark 9:41 Jesus, I belong to thee, Challenge thine own property, Made, and bought by love divine, Thine I am, and doubly thine: Lest through me thou suffer loss, Nail me to thy bleeding cross; Farther to secure thine own, Fix me on thy...
Grasping “In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel.” -Hosea 12:3 Struggling for mastery within Nature and grace I feel; But grace arrests my bosom-sin, And grasps his brother’s heel: The younger still his sway maintains, And treads the elder down, Till...
Flesh & Bone “We are members of his body.” -Ephesians 5:30 Flesh out of his flesh we are, And bone out of his bone, Who the heavenly nature share Of God’s most holy Son; God doth now our hearts impress, Made soft, yet firm, like his above, Filled with all the...
Behold “When he beheld the brass serpent, he lived.” -Numbers 21:9 Faint my head, and sick my heart, Wounded, bruised, in every part, Satan’s fiery sting I feel Poisoned with the pride of hell: But if at the point to die Upward I direct mine eye, Jesus lifted up I...
For Me “Who loved me, and gave himself for me.” -Galatians 2:20Holy Ghost, remove the grief And burden of my sins, Me, convinced of unbelief, Of righteousness convince: Comforter, on thee I call, Apply the blood that sets me free, Tell my heart, who died for all Hath...
Peace “And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” -Zechariah 6:13 Thee Prince and Saviour we adore In both thine offices, Thy priestly and thy kingly power Conspire to seal our peace; Thy blood hath bought, thy grace maintains Our blessings from above, And...
Be Reconciled “On behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” -II Corinthians 5:20 Mystery of amazing grace! Heaven’s offended majesty Sues to the offending race, “Pray be reconciled to me, Me, who all your evil know, Me, already pacified, Me, who lived, a Man...